37 Tuscans athletes bound for the Olympics and Paralympics. The Tuscan team, the third in number of athletes qualified for Italy, after Lombardia and Lazio, was presented today by the regional sport and welfare councilor, Salvatore Allocca. Sports more represented is swimming, with six athletes, followed by boating with five.
Month: July 2012
Jorge Lorenzo took a victory at Mugello
Jorge Lorenzo took a victory at the Mugello circuit, Florence, Italy, leading from the first turn till the finish. This win extended his lead in the championship to 19 points over second placed Dani Pedrosa. The race started with Pedrosa entering turn one in the lead, but he ran wide in the long right hand sweeper leaving a gap for Lorenzo to squeeze through.
Moto GP, Pedrosa on pole for Mugello
With the top lap times in the first three practices, and a new circuit record, it seemed certain that Jorge Lorenzo would capture the pole for Round 9 of the 2012 MotoGP World Championship at the Mugello Circuit near Florence, Italy. But, with time for only one more lap remaining, and another record-setting pace, Lorenzo sat up and rode into the pits.
Accademia, three concerts around an exhibition
Art Returns to Art – Three Concerts around an Exhibition is promoted by the Galleria dell’Accademia and organized by Daniele Lombardi. It will start 10-01-2012 and will end 11-10-2012 at the Accademia Gallery in Florence, Italy. An extensive program of collateral events has been organized to accompany the exhibition Art Returns to Art, which presents over forty works by thirty-two contemporary artists in the historic premises of the Galleria dell’Accademia in Florence.
Starhotels Group posted record sales in 2011
“Despite the recent financial turbulence, Starhotels Group, which includes Starhotels S.p.A. and Castille S.a.s., posted record sales in 2011, reaching €142.5 million – the best result in its history”. These were the words of Elisabetta Fabri, who in January 2012 was appointed President of the Starhotels Group, founded and led by her father Ferruccio Fabri, now Honorary President.
Uffizi Gallery, the gleam of gold
This year, the rooms on the main floor of the Galleria degli Uffizi will host an important exhibition that intends to reconstruct the panorama of Florentine art in the wonderful and crucial period that extended roughly from 1375 to 1440.
Fiorentina, the Argentina right-back Roncaglia signs
ACF Fiorentina signs re-enforcements from the summer transfer market in order to bounce back from their dismal performance in the last season, and have revealed Facundo Roncaglia as their new signing. The Argentina right-back is considered to be a versatile character at the back, with the ability to play in the centre or the left side of the defence as well.
Pinocchio is 131 years old, an exhibition in Florence
An exhibition on Pinocchio and an entire day dedicated to Pinocchio, the famous wooden puppet, which celebrates 131 years of age. This exhibition is held in the National Central Library, Florence, Italy, with important documents coming from the archives of Giunti publishing house.
Fiorentina signed Ajax striker El Hamdaoui
ACF Fiorentina signed Ajax striker Mounir El Hamdaoui on Wednesday for an undisclosed fee, while terminating the contract of midfielder Houssine Kharja. El Hamdaoui, 27, was a regular in the Ajax side under former manager Martin Jol, but he found himself on the sidelines after a dispute with manager Frank de Boer.
Myths and stories in Renaissance Maiolica
For its spring 2012 season, the Museo Nazionale del Bargello has organised an exhibition on the historiated majolica of the Renaissance, exploring how this art form relates to its literary, historical and figurative sources.
The museum’s worldwide reputation relies above all on its numerous masterpieces of Renaissance sculpture, yet its equally outstanding collections of “applied art” are, in many ways, a crucial element in the attraction that the museum holds for visitors.